AICFB successfully conducts third day of IndusInd Bank National School Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged at Alandi

Pune, December 20, 2019: The four-day ‘IndusInd Bank National School Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged’ organized by the All India Chess Federation for the Blind (AICFB) had a successful day 3. Over 200 participants from 16 states in the age group of 7 to 18 years – including over 70 girls – representing 35 different schools and institutes are participating in this Championship.

There are 65 prizes for five categories – Under-10, Under-12, Under-14, Under-16 and Open – and one National School Trophy. The Championship is being held at Mumbai Maratha Fruitwala Dharamshala, in close proximity to the ‘samadhi’ of Maharashtra’s most favorite saint, Sant Dnyaneshwar from December 18th to 21st 2019 at Alandi, near Pune. This initiative is supported by IndusInd Bank Ltd.

There were two rounds each played on Day 3 and results at the end of Day 3 are as follows:

Among girls, the following players are leading the categories after six rounds:

*Category*	*Rankings*
Open category	1. Megha Chakraborty (Calcutta Blind School) 2. Suma Sree L (Netra Vidyalaya Telangana) 3. Vyavhare Mohini (Jagruti Blind Girls School, Alandi)
U-16	1. Shitole Sayali (PSHB Girls) 2. Durga J (Netra Vidyalaya Telangana) 3. Yevle Yogita (Samarhanam School, Jalna, Mah)
U-14	1. Khorasia Khusali (Andh Kanya, Gujarat) 2. Pardeshi Muskan (PSHB Girls) 3. Muthe Akshada (Jagruti Blind Girls School. Alandi)
U-12	1. Gotavale Ankita (Jagruti Blind Girls School, Alandi) 2. Jogdand Akanksha (PSHB Girls) 3. Keskar Kartiki (PSHB Girls)
U-10	1. Ghongde Tejasvini (Jagruti Blind Girls School, Alandi) 2. Mahajan Nivida (PSHB Girls) 3. Punekar Kajal (PSHB Girls)

Among boys, the following players are leading the categories after six rounds:

Category

Rankings

Open category

Somendra B L (GSSSB, Delhi)

Chaurasiya Adarsh (NAB, Delhi)

Nithin A (Netra Vidyalaya, Telangana)

U-16

Raj Das (Amarendra Vidyapeeth)

Karuppaiya (GHS, TN)

Rakesh (GSSSB, Delhi)

U-14

Gughan S T S (Setubhaskara School, NAB, TNSB)

Kumar Deepak (IFB AV, New Delhi)

M. Gopinathan (GHS, TN)

U-12

Sam Paniel P (Setubhaskara School, NAB, TNSB)

Marandi Samray (Balasore, Odisha)

Ajay Gupta (GSSSB, Delhi)

U-10

Kumar Aakash (IFB AV, New Delhi)

Pandey Niraj Kumar (GSSSB, Delhi)

Dinabandhu Mandal (Asansol Braille Academy, WB)

About IndusInd Bank

IndusInd Bank, which commenced operations in 1994, caters to the needs of both consumer and corporate customers. Its technology platform supports multi-channel delivery capabilities. As on September 30, 2019, IndusInd Bank has 1753 branches/ banking outlet and 2662 ATMs spread across 742 geographical locations of the country. The Bank also has representative offices in London, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The Bank believes in driving its business through technology. It enjoys clearing bank status for both major stock exchanges – BSE and NSE – and major commodity exchanges in the country, including MCX, NCDEX and NMCE.

About AICFB

The All India Chess Federation for the Blind (AICFB) was established in 1997 and has been working for the promotion of chess in India for the visually challenged. AICFB is affiliated to the national apex body, All India Chess Federation (AICF) and recognised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE), an international organization that connects various national chess federations around the world and acts as the governing body of international chess competition.

As on date, AICFB has a national footprint with 14 state bodies affiliated & more than 2,500 active chess players registered with it. AICFB has organized 19 zonal level chess tournaments, 9 National tournaments and sent Indian teams 12 times to participate in the World Chess Championship.

In 1998, AICFB was granted affiliation of the International Braille Chess Association (IBCA, which is responsible for the development and promotion of chess activities amongst the visually impaired all over the world.

Over the last 20 years, AICFB has successfully integrated India with the rest of the world of chess.India’s blind chess players have made tremendous progress, won medals at Chess Olympiads and other international championships, helping this country emerge as one of the strongest chess playing nations.